Birthday Anemone

Welcome to this week's LIMES inspiration post!

I chose this card as my inspiration from the gallery of this week's Splitcoaststampers' Featured Stamper!

LIST: Colours (red, white, green), Techniques (embossing, stamping, die cutting), Elements (geometric red background, one red flower on oval mats, red stamped sentiment, fun fold, big bow)

INCLUDE: red, white, green die cutting, stamping, fun fold

MODIFY: stenciled background, die cut flower on diamond panel, sentiment stamped in black

EXCLUDE: bow

SPIN:

I have a new found love of red - especially when I customize it by creating it with different shades of ink - Rockin’ Red, Coral Cabana, Party Dress and Flirty Fuchsia result in a rich, rosy shade with subtle variations for interest.

I created a z-fold card and put a panel of my stenciled pattern on the front and 'back’ of it. I cut a flower and 2 diamond panels for my focal panel.

I played around for quite a while, trying to figure out how to include the friends and the flowers, and in the end, I used the colours of the tops (even the stripes!) for my flower centres.